Voices From the Past #23

The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 

1 John 1:7

The blood of Christ purges us from our sin, and no truth belonging to the mystery of the gospel is more plainly asserted: 'He has freed us from our sins by his blood' (Rev. 1:5). And, everyone who has an actual interest in the blood of Christ has a real purification from the future defilements of sin also. The Holy Spirit communicates the purifying virtue of the blood of Christ unto our souls and consciences, whereby we are freed from shame and have boldness towards God. His blood has a double consideration: not only atonement and reconciliation, but also purging and sanctification. He offered himself not just to make atonement, but also to sanctify us by the sprinkling of his blood.

John Owen, Works, III:438-447, Voices from the Past, Richard Rushing, ed., Banner of Truth Trust, 2009, pg. 161.